Sexual Offences
Recommendations related to sexual offences
Tag overview
recommendation across 2 inquiries
Across 2 inquiries
Tagged Recommendations
Specialist policy on investigating indecent exposure
At the earliest opportunity, and by September 2024 at the latest, police forces should ensure that they have a specialist policy on investigating all sexual offences, including so-called 'non-contact' offences, …
Remove barriers to reporting sexual offences by colleagues
With immediate effect, all police forces should take action to understand and confront the barriers that police officers and staff face when reporting sexual offences committed by a person that …
Research link between indecent exposure and contact offending
With immediate effect, the Home Office, in collaboration with the College of Policing, should commission research to establish if there is an evidence-based link between active masturbatory indecent exposure and …
Review sexual offence allegations against serving officers
By September 2024, the National Police Chiefs' Council, in collaboration with all force vetting units, and building on the results of the recent data-washing exercise, should conduct a review of …
Strengthen recruitment and vetting practices
By June 2024, the College of Policing, in collaboration with force vetting units, should take further steps to prevent those unsuitable for policing from joining the policing profession. This should …
Implementation of Operation Soteria
By March 2026, the Home Office, working with the National Police Chiefs' Council, and the National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls and Public Protection, should agree plans for …
Sexual offences intelligence retention
The Code of Practice should have particular regard to the factors to be considered when reviewing the retention or deletion of intelligence in cases of sexual offences.